So if you cannot do such a very little thing as this, why do you worry about the rest?

这最小的事，你们尚且不能做，为什么还忧虑其余的事呢？

这最小的事你们尚且不能做，何必忧虑其余的事呢？

这最小的事你们尚且不能做，何必忧虑其余的事呢？

既然你们连这样的小事都无能为力，又何必为其余的事忧虑呢？

既然连这极小的事都不能作，为什么还忧虑其他的事呢？

因此，你们如果连最小的事也不能做，为什么还要为其他的事忧虑呢？

這最小的事，你們尚且不能做，為甚麼還憂慮其餘的事呢？

這最小的事你們尚且不能做，何必憂慮其餘的事呢？

這最小的事你們尚且不能做，何必憂慮其餘的事呢？

既然你們連這樣的小事都無能為力，又何必為其餘的事憂慮呢？

既然連這極小的事都不能作，為甚麼還憂慮其他的事呢？

那麼這最小的事、你們尚且不能作，為甚麼還掛慮其餘的事呢？

因此，你們如果連最小的事也不能做，為什麼還要為其他的事憂慮呢？

至微者爾尚不能、何慮其餘耶、

是至微者尚不能、何慮其餘乎、

至微者爾尚不能、何思慮其餘乎、

此至微者、爾尚無能為力、遑恤其他。

Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?

You can’t do that very little thing. So why worry about the rest?

If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest?

And if worry can’t accomplish a little thing like that, what’s the use of worrying over bigger things?

If then you’re not able to do even a little thing, why worry about the rest?

Therefore if you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about the other things?

If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest?

If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest?

If then you’re not able to do even a little thing, why worry about the rest?

If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

If then you aren’t able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest?

by casting all your cares on him because he cares for you.

Consider the work of God: For who can make straight what he has bent?

Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”

So do not be overly concerned about what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things.